matataua
1. (noun) scout (of an army, etc.).
Ka uru atu ia hei matataua mā te ope hōia a te kāwanatanga ki te whaiwhai i a Te Kooti rāua ko Kereopa Te Rau i roto o Te Urewera (TTR 1994:84). / He joined as a scout for the government forces in the pursuit of Te Kooti and Kereopa Te Rau in the Urewera.
2. (noun) scout (youth movement).
I te tau 1912 ko ia te Māori tuatahi i puta hei kaihautū mō ngā matataua (TTR 1998:165). / In 1912 he became the first Māori scoutmaster.
